diff --git a/redis_cache/connection.py b/redis_cache/connection.py
index 20742eb..d250677 100644
--- a/redis_cache/connection.py
+++ b/redis_cache/connection.py
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ def get_connection_pool(
 
             pool = connection_pool_class(**kwargs)
 
-            self._connection_pools[connection_identifier] = pool
             pool.connection_identifier = connection_identifier
+            self._connection_pools[connection_identifier] = pool
 
         return pool